Attenuation measurements of an ultrasonic Rayleigh wave propagating along rough surfaces

Abstract
The attenuation of Rayleigh surface waves by one‐ and two‐dimensional rough surfaces is investigated on duraluminum and titanium samples. The root‐mean‐square deviation of the surface from flatness h (8.5<hh/λR≪1. The excitation frequencies of the transmitter vary from 2.2. to 10 MHz. Experimental results for one‐ and two‐dimensional rough surfaces are presented and discussed. A comparison with the theoretical calculations of Eguiluz and Maradudin [Phys. Rev. B 2 8, 728 (1983)] confirms the F5 dependence of the attenuation α as aq→0.